Blogging in Southwest Virginia
News
- MedBeat
- Sarah Bruyn Jones, who covers the business of medicine in Southwest Virginia for The Roanoke Times, blogs about medical issues, research and the business side of the health care industry.
- Latest post: Flu season off to mild start locally
- The Storefront
- Amanda Codispoti covers news on the retail, shopping and real estate industries in Southwest Virginia.
- Latest post: A new life for the old Woolworth building
- Blue Ridge Caucus
- Mason Adams and Michael Sluss keep you up to date on Virginia, General Assembly and Roanoke Valley politics with a historical perspective on issues and positions, and money and campaign finance.
- Latest post: Va. Senate votes to restrict local government land grabs
- The Ticker
- Business news and events in Central and Southwest Virginia
- Latest post: Thompson’s Knoll Groundbreaking Set for March 5
- Dan Casey's blog
- Metro Columnist Dan Casey knows a little bit about a lot of things but not a heck of a lot about most things.
- Latest post: Your daily Letter to the Editor — Feb. 13, 2012
- Weather Journal
- Kevin Myatt brings you the weather, straight up. He chases tornados, too.
- Latest post: Sprinkles or flurries possible Tuesday, but maybe something bigger for the weekend?
- Datablog
- Matt Chittum dishes the freshest, juiciest, hottest, oddest data in search-it-yourself databases.
- Latest post: Roanoke’s ‘food deserts’ are among the driest in the state
- From the Newsroom
- Newsroom editors discuss with our community the decisions, backstories and details that go into producing The Roanoke Times and roanoke.com.
- Latest post: Pioneering Margie Fisher among 14 new inductees into Virginia Communications Hall of Fame
Community
- Community blogging
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- Community writers write about Salem, Botetourt County and southwest Roanoke County.
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- The Botetourt View: Paparazzi photos of Botetourt people at Roanoke Symphony Ball
- So Salem: Paparazzi photos of Salem people at the Roanoke Symphony Ball
- SwoCo: Paparazzi photos of Southwest Roanoke County people at Roanoke Symphony Ball
- TheBurgs: Photos: Blacksburg vs. Christiansburg varsity boys basketball
Opinion
- The RoundTable
- The Roanoke Times editorial staff engages readers in a respectful dialogue and exchange of opinion, including our virtual editorial board where you can discuss tomorrow's editorials today.
- Latest post: Cuccinelli argues health care — but not in court
Sports
- Andy Bitter
- Andy Bitter is on the Virginia Tech Hokies football beat every day.
- Latest post: Taking stock of the Hokies’ roster: Quarterbacks
- Aaron McFarling
- Aaron McFarling is your first take on the morning's sports news.
- Latest post: Monday: Hokies finally get one to fall; Threats from jail; Warming up pitching arms and engines
- UVa Insider
- Doug Doughty takes on all things in college recruiting and UVa football and basketball.
- Latest post: Transcript of Tony Bennett comments from Monday teleconference
- Courtside
- Mark Berman keeps you up to date with Virginia Tech men's basketball, plus the ACC and the national scene as an AP Top 25 voter.
- Latest post: My Top 25 ballot
- The Wildlife
- Mark Taylor takes you out to the best of the region's hunting and fishing.
- Latest post: I can focus on Sunday hunting negatives, too
- Press Box
- Posts on a variety of sports at both the high school and collegiate levels in Southwest Virginia, with contributions from staff writers of The Roanoke Times sports section.
- Latest post: High school basketball tournament results, pairings
Entertainment
- Fridge Magnet
- Food writer Lindsey Nair shares successes and failures in the kitchen, passes on recipes and restaurant news and generally muses about her very favorite thing to do: eat.
- Latest post: Greek stuffed pork tenderloin
- Style Street
- David Verde shares photos of 21st century street fashion as seen in Southwest Virginia, from the classic to the eccentric.
- Latest post: Sean Fletcher: Mid-century style on Jefferson Street, Roanoke
- The Back Cover
- Books editor Nona Nelson and book-lovers Dana Bailey, Suzanne Wardle and Neil Harvey share reviews, signings, events and news from the page-turning crowd in the valleys and beyond.
- Latest post: Review: “Defending Jacob”
- The Happy Wag
- Pet lover Nona Nelson writes as resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley and provides a local community forum of news and information about pets.
- Latest post: Sweet surrender
- cutNscratch
- Music reporter Tad Dickens enjoys pickin' and grinnin' and drummin', and he likes to write about music, too.
- Latest post: Podcast with violinist — and fiddler — Mark O’Connor, who performs on Friday at The Lyric, Blacksburg
- Arts & Extras
- Mike Allen blogs about the regional arts community, as well as those curious and quirky things that can only be classified as "culture."
- Latest post: Roanoke Symphony Orchestra review: RSO delivers romance and rapture
- Shoptimist
- Rebecca Holland and friends bring you the kind of deals and coupons only a shopaholic can.
- Latest post: Elizabeth Arden Warehouse Sale extended
Photography
Community blog roll
Wythe Notes
Blogging the food, culture and folkways of Wythe County, Virginia, and the Mountain Empire
The Artis blog
Jeff Artis is one of Roanoke's community activists, acting as one of the aggressive and persistent voices in Northwest Roanoke.
The Curious Skywatcher
John Goss, a roanoke.com columnist, explores astronomy and the skies above Southwest Virginia.
The Roanoke Slant
Lars Hagen's blog is intended to be a brief "diary" of some examples of The Roanoke Times' slanted stories.
Loose Leaf Notes
Collen Redman writes to synthesize what she's learning, whether it be poetry, a political commentary or a letter to her mother.
Blue Ridge Muse
Take a tour through the Blue Ridge Mountains with Capitol Hill Blue founder and publisher Doug Thompson.
Technology Futures
Andrew Cohill, the former director of the Blacksburg Electronic Village, writes about technology from a community perspective.
SW Virginia law blog
Steve Minor represents plaintiffs and defendants in jury trials and other proceedings in state and federal court in Southwest Virginia.
Fragments from Floyd
Fred First's blog features "images in words and pixels" that have given birth to a book, "Slow Road Home" -- a memoir of landscape.
Stuart Mease
Stuart Mease wants to connect young adults to professional and social opportunities in the Roanoke and New River Valleys.
View from the Mountain
David Sobotta's collection of thoughts during his life after working for Apple Computer.
Making Ripples
David St Lawrence explores the adventures and opportunities of post-corporate life in a one-stoplight county in Southwest Virginia.
